[3][4] The route of the Concourse Line was approved to Bedford Park Boulevard on June 12, 1925 by the New York City Board of Transportation.

[5] The line was originally planned to end just north of the Bedford Park Boulevard station, with a provision for an eastern extension.

[6][7] An alternate approach to the current 205th Street station was proposed in February 1929, extending the line across private property onto Perry Avenue.

[10][11] As part of the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Program, elevators were added to the platforms and street, which makes the station fully compliant with accessibility guidelines under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

[19] Dark green I-beam columns run along both sides of both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.

[23][24] The elevator is located on the north side of Bedford Park Boulevard, in the island between both southbound roads of Grand Concourse.